Reviews (page 5 of 16)
Ja lekkere rock
reminds me of car rides with my mom
hf
Preeeeetty sick, unexpected that this hits so deeply
When I as listening or the first songs I thought that I should recognize them more, but then Holiday… came!! I enjoyed this album.
Eternal banger.
Loved it
Already know it!
Green Day – American Idiot (2004) On Day 55, American Idiot delivered a high-level experience that justified every bit of its massive reputation. It took a long sitting to fully digest, but the project is a definitive masterclass in how to execute a rock opera in the modern era. What stands out most is the production capability. Rob Cavallo and the band created a sound that is incredibly crisp and punchy; the drums are massive, and the guitar layers have a "tuff" clarity that hits the brain just fine. This isn't just raw punk—it’s a sophisticated, "immaculate" recording that shows off peak technical chemistry. By tackling heavy political themes and social frustration, they managed to avoid the shallow pitfalls that many of their peers fell into. The "conscious" narrative following the Jesus of Suburbia adds a layer of substance that makes the whole body of work feel vital. Jesus of Suburbia is a nine-minute triumph of songwriting, and the transition through Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams feels like a cinematic journey. Other highlights like Give Me Novacaine, Letterbomb, and the emotional weight of Wake Me Up When September Ends prove that this is a dense, rewarding project. Rich history backed by high-level execution makes this an undeniable 5/5.
makes much more sense when im older
Huge album full of hits. When it's good it's great.
Meh
Loved it
The epitome of what I think when I hear Green Day. Classic punk rock album. Tells a story through the songs, which is not something I see much now. Thought adapting this to a Broadway musical was odd before, but after listening completely understand why! 5/5
"All I've got is a red guitar, three chords, and the truth" -Bono "And look what we can do with those three chords, bitches!" -Billie Joe Armstrong
Did not expect to love this as much as I did! Thought I would think the hits were overplayed but they still hit and the other songs do too! A bit nostalgic but didn’t seem dated - 4.5
I can understand why people like it, but it’s still quite generic, even repetitive.
It’s a huge day to be a white boy
This is probably the best album Green Day did after Dookie, and is certainly the last truly great album they did (though I have to admit Revolution Radio does have its moments). Spawning some of the band's best-known tracks, this is the one even non-fans have heard of. So yeah, just for playability alone I'm gonna give it five stars.
Anybody who learnt guitar in the early 00s knew this album back to front (so this review is dripping in Nostalgia)! It's excellent! Blended well and full of great songs!
Eins der prägendsten Alben für mich.
Überragendes Album. Es gibt wenige Alben, die für mich vergleichbar wichtig waren in der musikalischen Sozialisierung. Zudem ein Konzeptalbum, was sehr gut gealtert und auch heute noch relevant ist.
Wusste lange gar nicht, dass hier eine Story erzählt wird und hab mich nur gewundert wieso abseits von den jeweiligen Songs ständig von "St. Jimmy" und dem "Jesus of Suburbia" die Rede ist. Album ist ein unbestreitbarer Klassiker, hab ich damals rauf und runter gehört, bevor ich überhaupt wusste, dass Green Day schon uralt sind und bereits Klassiker in den 90ern veröffentlicht haben. Im Gegensatz zu "The Wall" funktioniert das hier auch ausgezeichnet ohne die Story dahinter. Auch die beiden Longtracks sind großartig umgesetzt. Wäre gerne bei der Album-In-full-Tour dabei gewesen.
Müsste mein erstes Nicht-Linkin Park Album gewesen sein, dass ich mir gekauft hatte. Deswegen war der Rock am Ring Auftritt 2024 auch einfach absolut fantastisch (für mich), das Album in voller Länge war einfach nur umwerfend. Ein absolutes Meisterwerk vom Anfang bis zum Ende. Leider immer noch relevanter denn je.
Hit-Album durch und durch. Obwohl ich das glaube ich noch nie in Gänze gehört habe - bis jetzt. Sind eigentlich alle Konzeptalben erfolgreich oder gibt es so viele Konzeptalben?
Da muss man nicht mal großartig Punk-Fan sein, um die Bedeutung dieses Albums anzuerkennen. Wirklich eine Ansammlung zeitloser großartiger Songs.
War nie der größte Green Day Fan und finde auch hier vieles zu lang, aber ehrlich, dem die 4 Punkte abzusprechen fällt auch schwer
a classic, i love this album
Excellent album, great anthemic songs. Green Day is best when they realize they're not really a punk band and play towards there melodic strengths.
Not bad at all, 3 straight bangers that everyone would know but doesn’t dip much after those
Long songs, great vibe though.
I'm assuming this came up for me today due to the fact that it's the Friday before Super Bowl Sunday and Green Day was tabbed to play some sort of pre-game show which sent the fucktard conservative MAGAs into a torrid grievance state. Anyway, I don't know what I was listening to in 2004, but it wasn't this. Actually, that's not true. Songs off this album were absolutely everywhere and completely unavoidable. But it wasn't my vibe. Like anyone else, I had a copy of Dookie when it came out and I liked it....still kind of do. But shortly after that I discovered Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Floyd, Sabbath and that's what carried me through high school along with Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and some rap like Tupac and Biggie, Nas, DMX, Snoop and Dre. Suddenly, I saw Green Day for what they were...just pop punk. I never bought another album of theirs and ultimately found Billie Joe Armstrong's voice to be kind of annoying. They had some catchy songs on the radio from time to time but I never wanted to buy an album. And when this came out, I just rolled my eyes. So this is actually the first time I've listened to it the entire way through. It's not bad, but it's not great to me. I'd rather listen to Dookie any day, but that's probably because there's some memories there of being a kid and having that album. You can see where they pushed themselves a little bit creatively on this one, but that's it. Really don't feel the need to come back to this album, so it's a 3.
#1. Heard some songs but never listened as a whole before. OK, bad start. Maybe I was a bit prejudiced, but I've never liked Green Day and this was a confirmation. Some of the most popular songs were almost ok, but overall it was too cheesy and boring.
I like Green Day, but a whole album was pushing it for me. Very similar sound from one song to the next, much like AC/DC, but I simply don't vibe as much with pop punk.
I like Green Day - great album with the songs I know!
Extremely theatrical and a little more pop than pop punk but still pretty solid.
Wasn’t a huge fan of this when it came out. On a re-listen not much has changed.
Corporate Disney Rock Sucks
Too nostalgic for this to not rate it on enjoyment alone. Jesus of suburbia has to be one of the quickest feeling long songs ever, and it's packed full of catchy riffs
Some proper bangers on here, I forget how many good songs are on this album. Without checking I would’ve said “American idiot” and “wake me up when September ends” but holiday, boulevard of broken dreams and Jesus of suburbia (I forget every time how long this song actually is lol) also all slap Second half definitely does fall off a bit though, after give me novocaine, September is like the only non forgettable song imo 4
A couple songs are ok and nostalgic but overall I don't enjoy this.
Альбом, поразивший своей концептуальностью. Зная несколько популярных треков из альбома, я бы никогда не представил, насколько здесь связанная история, в которой каждый найдёт для себя что-то свой. По исполнению мне всё же не так близко, хоть Wake Me up When September Ends является эталонным треком группы для меня, именно он не связан с историей Иисуса/Джимми, на которой держится весь альбом. Меня правда погрузили в интереснейшую историю, так ещё и с полностью закрытой концовкой без недосказанности. Но музыкально это всё же не поразило меня наповал. Лишь из-за этого альбом получит 4, но уверенных балла
Офигенный альбом, то что не надоест
Ok. This one caught me off guard. I wasn’t looking forward to the listen, but came away with a new appreciation. The political observations are wonderful.
Amazing
Absolute classic. Their last good album IMO
All totally objective evidence shows that this is a great album. There is no reasonable argument against it. Gonna take away a half-star for the legal actions taken on behalf of Green Day against Dean Gray and their incredible mash-up tribute album, "American Edit." Lawyers? Not very Punk Rock. * "American Edit" is not available through any streaming platforms, but third parties do keep it alive on YouTube. Trust me, it's worth your time.
It's good, but almost every song reminds me of a different song from someone else. I don't care for this album, but I can't deny it's good... If that makes any sense.
More rock than punk which suits my taste
I’m not really a big Green Day fan. They had some catchy stuff early on that nicely blended punk and pop. But this album, this album I feel is pretty special. Brilliantly done.
If this GreenDay album is on the list I hope it means that either Dookie, Kerplunk, or Insomniac is on the list. Not saying all four need to be, but I'd easily pick any of those three over this one to be on the list. Despite listening to them in the 90s I haven't really listened to them since then. This sounds like Green Day of the 90s, but a bit more polished and less raw and a little less angry. Also, the middle part of Jesus of Suburbia is totally a copy of Summer of 69.
Greenday American idiot- I was never into Green Day when they had their biggest albums. But looking back I totally appreciate how good and influential they are. Probably the best punk band I can think of. Cool how songs are paired on here with some nice transitions.
Man i havent listened to this whole album in probably over 20 years. Such a great concept album from a great band.
It’s great. I love Holiday.
This album is pure nostalgia for me. GreenDay was my favorite band from 11 to 14 years old. It tells the current state of America very well with a song such as American Idiot (even though its from more than 20 years ago). I am listening to the album on Spotify (sadly), and Holiday and Boulevard of Broken dreams (Green Day's 2 best songs) are together on a single track and the transition between the two is just perfect. However not every song is amazing and it was kind of disappointing hearing the whole album because the songs that are actually good I already knew and the rest was just meh at best.
nostalgic wishing for better days and hazy sunny days. My memories of this album are strong.. discovering bad words and slurs with friends and giggling about it, or screaming bolevard of broken dreams with my mom on the way to school. Hell wven the one sided beef I developed with When September Ends... this is quintessentially my childhood and early adolescense.
I mean...
Gosh, I’ve always liked it but actually really love it. What a glow-up from post-punk vibe of Dookie to enduring anthems like Holiday and Wake Me Up.
tragicomedic timing to get this album recommended today tbh. it's pretty good overall
Good stuff but nothing special
banger and "bankers" album! takeaways: jesus of suburbia, whatsername
Album kind of trails off at the end, but has some absolute classics of the generation.
Enjoyed this more than expected. Still feels childish
Awesome stuff
Another album I grew up on. So there’s a lot of sentimental value to this rating but the opening run of American idiot, Jesus of suburbia, holiday and boulevard of broken dreams is a near perfect run of music.
Cool
Maybe it's the nostalgia, maybe it's the frustration with the current state of fascist America governance, but I'm this is a five-star album. And by the time this was released, I was pretty firmly into local DIY punk and hardcore scenes, so this wouldn't have been big on my radar, outside of the obvious hits.
First stuff. Punk for the masses.
It couldn't be anything else
I think It's maybe like 8 years too late, as far as my life goes, for me to really fall in love with this album. Just as far as my musical taste goes, we're not exactly starting in a great place here. This is a combination of pop punk and musical theater, which takes itself *very* seriously. Additionally, the message here is really intended to resonate with people who, are like a decade younger than I am now. And the path America has taken since this came out honestly makes some of the messaging feel dated, or even detached. I understand this is about generational aimlessness and how cruelty lives quietly (or sometimes very loudly) in traditional American cultural values. Which I think is an admirable enough thing to dial in on. But it also feels like Green Day really thinks they can save American society with pop punk, and today that just feels really naive and self important. Additionally, a friend of mine holds that making a Broadway musical out of your album instantly obliterates your punk credentials regardless of who you are, and I can't agree more. But regardless of my complaints with the concept and execution of this album, it does get out a couple of pretty great songs. My favorite song here is Holiday, which is just driven by a fantastic bassline in the punk tradition. I also like St. Jimmy, and Letterbomb, which just work as great pop punk songs. I think Wake Me Up When September Ends is good too, mostly for it's earnestness. I'd also like to shout out *parts* of Jesus of Suburbia, and at least acknowledge that American Idiot is a particularly catchy song, even if I don't particularly like it. But, as this album is sequenced, Holiday, St. Jimmy, and Letterbomb are all tacked inseparably onto other songs that I don't really like (including Boulevard of Broken Dreams). Holiday plays first, so it's not as big of a deal there, but if you just want to listen to Letterbomb or St. Jimmy, I have to either sit through a song I don't really like, or like skip around. And I understand that this has been changed on some re-releases of the album, but it was obviously an intentional decision when this came out. I'm reviewing American Idiot, not American Idiot (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition). Although, just on principle, I think Homecoming is the weakest track here. Jesus Of Suburbia is an epic that works on this album, it's multi-phased and it isn't too ingrained into the plot of the album that it does just work as a song. But when I listen to Homecoming, it actually feels like I'm missing something without watching the musical, or reading the liner notes or something. It's too tied to the narrative that it doesn't feel like I'm getting a complete experience without checking out another, related piece of media. I think, within this context, that constitutes a failure of songwriting. I don't really hate this album, a lot of the *bad* songs are more inoffensive, and there are highlights. But I found that the concept and execution here took more away from the album than it added to it. I understand why this is important to people, but it will never be for me.
One of my favorite punk rock albums of the 2000s, and there are a handful of them.
Abhorrent
Man. Spoken through and to a generation that connected Gen X through Grunge and Hip-hop and into the new century. Few albums are more of a watermark and even fewer are still adored and respected thirty years later.
I mean this album is perfect
"Jesus of Suburbia, a lower-middle-class American adolescent anti-hero" is just awesome. Maybe it's my nostalgia, but this holds up. Among the litany of major bleh punk-rock in the early 2000's, this stands out. Also, green day! weed day! cmon. love that
I'd forgotten how much I love this album!
Really respect this bad for bringing punk music into the ears of mainstream listeners. Definitely prefer their earlier work (lol this album is >20 years old), but this is good nonetheless!
Good album
Бодрый и записан точно.
Pourquoi Americana de The Offspring c'est un chef d'oeuvre et ça c'est mid+ ? Probablement parce que j'ai découvert le premier à 12 ans et le second à 37 ans.
Remember this well, though not listened in many years. You can really see how this became a musical.
Released in 2001 to mark the accession of one, erm, non-intellectual President, this still hits hard today, if not harder, thanks to the presence of an, erm, actually not erm, let's be brutally honest here, utter fuckhead in the White House. Five stars all the way.
Hey, I have one solitary melody. Let's start a band and be hugely successful. Let's also tell people we're actually 'punk' and see if they'll believe us! Let's be teenagers well into our 50s, at least. Okay, grab your three chords, let's make money!
Let's get this out the way first. This might call itself punk, but do yourself a favour and listen to Wire: Pink Flag The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium Gang of Four: Entertainment and see what punk can really be. This is polished, slick and commercial. The political message is a bit obvious and tries to be angry, but doesn't bear comparison with Jello Biafra singing "Kill the Poor" And then it decides to be "Rock Opera" and, boys, this is no Quadrophenia. It's solid, well played, enjoyable rock posing as something that other people did better. Perfectly fine on its own terms, but with aspirations beyond its grasp.
Five star album, maybe it’s the nostalgia. But this was always one of my faves growing up, I think it still holds up really well.
I quite literally felt like I was living in 2004 during the listen - pure nostalgia. Loved it. 3.5
Me at 13 would give this a 5 out of 5, but modern day me has such a hard time revisiting this teenage classic simply due to the endless amount I once played it. I’m not even including the incessant amount of plays the singles garnered at the time, which are all songs I am basically incapable of enjoying at this point. I still think they’re good songs, and this is a great album (Jesus of Suburbia still kid of blows me away), but it’s also one I have zero desire to revisit at this point in my life.
The most important rock album of my generation.
I don’t wanna be an American idiot!
Spent the better part of my teens and twenties in denial of this album. Clout chasing the classics like Dookie and Insomniac. But when my 30s came knocking and the pangs of the 9-5 dread, anxiexty surrounding bills, and the permenant sense that nothing will ever get better in this country American Idiot has gained a new place in my mind. It is as good as everyone says and deserves it spot in the pantheon of classic pop punk albums (and great albums of all time). Truly and openly explores life in the economic hellscape of late stage capitalism through the lense of an '04 punk. Without smartphones or content creators. It's still a cycle of dread and anxiety until you make like Jimmy and blow your fucking brains out. Or die with grace like the rest of us. It also explores themes of love, loss and growing up against a dynamite oughts pop punk sound. Nothing to be upset about here. Go figure.
I mean, 5/5
This is one of my favourite albums of all time. It was the first album I bought with my own money, and I listened to it tremendously as a teenager. I love almost everything about it and will gladly listen to it over and over again. This is an automatic 5/5
I'm surprised how many songs from this album I've heard before. Never really paid much attention to Green Day but this album so far is pretty fun. Surprisingly great album, did not expect to enjoy it this much. I think their sound has always been a bit repetitive to me but it works in this album. Surprised that an album that came out 10 years after their big hit would be this good, especially for pop punk.
Hated this on release. Listening to it again, it's still kind of annoying. I don't HATE is anymore... but it's not really drawing me in. Just kind of mid.
Solid album with some huge hits, gonna take a little more listens for me as I expected something different. To me it seems like punk, just more mainstream and more polished. Not like that raw punk for example dead Kennedys. Still solid tho
Ugh. Although I hate to hate on local Berkeley boys, I really dislike Green Day’s defanged and arena pop rock take on “punk.” I do have to give respect for the ambition of mounting a rock opera, resurrecting that hoary trope from the ‘70s and making it…I guess fresh? I did see it like 15 years ago and didn’t like that either. There are a couple tracks I like on here despite being curmudgeonly overall towards the hometown guys. Three
I already love Green Day and this album, so this is a biased rating.
I predicted it had 13 tracks before listening to it. 3/5
One of the all time bests.
What a great album, makes me think of my brother and playing video games with him. This album is full of hits like the title track, American idiot, boulevard of broken dreams, and wake me up with September ends. Green Day is a great example of early 2000s punk rock. I would gladly listen to parts of this album again and again.
I was never one to lean into left-leaning politics in my late 20s, but political themes aside, I was completely blown away the first time I listened to 'American Idiot' from start to finish. I’d already been a Green Day fan for nearly a decade when it was released in 2004, and it made me realize just how much Billie Joe Armstrong had matured—both as a lyricist and as a musician. While many people point to Dookie as their unsung masterpiece, this is the album I’ll always come back to first. Twenty years later, there’s still something haunting about “Whatsername,” the album’s closing track. I get hung up on it every time I listen, usually replaying it more than once. At 29, I struggled to put into words how that song made me feel. It forced me to confront the reality that I was barreling toward my 30s without ever having truly found love. The woman I’d been infatuated with before moving across the country—and the five years that followed—had convinced me I never would. That, thankfully, wasn’t the case. Still, this song perfectly encapsulated that sense of longing and melancholy of the girl who got away, somehow making me feel comforted at the same time. The purpose of art is to evoke an emotional response, and this album does exactly that every single time I hit play.
I have tried to listen to punk music in the past and it just never resonates with me. I find this more enjoyable than early punk (Ramones, Black Flag, Misfits, etc.), but it still doesn't produce any lasting effect. The songs are repetitive throughout and even the chord progressions appear on multiple songs. Only the slower Give Me Novocaine and ending breakdown of Boulevard of Broken Dreams seemed to really break the power chord monotony for me. Maybe if i paid attention to the lyrics or message I would get more out of this, but that's not how I listen to music most of the time. People really seem to enjoy this and it's likeable enough to listen to when it comes across on a playlist, but it's nothing I will ever go out of my way to listen to.
10/10 - now this is how you mix rock and political lyrics
i saw this album live! love the whole album and the meaning behind the songs. love u billie 🫶🏻
I can't believe that this album is more than 20 years old, and no-one learned the lessons they were preaching.
Dit was (samen met death of a bachelor) de eerste cd die ik gekocht heb hihi. Na eeuwen niet te hebben geluisterd, was het zo leuk om het toch weer te horen. Het zit echt wel gewoon goed in elkaar! We hebben nu ook meer toegankelijke punk nodig, want de wereld is bizar.
Maybe I am indeed the faggot, America...? (How did they know??)
teveel naar geluisterd als 13 jarige in de overtuiging dat t punk was. jesus of suburbia blijft een banger
I really wanted to like this album. I think Green Day get a lot of flack and I have a bit of a soft spot for them. I also genuinely like a lot of music that falls under the pop punk banner. I think this is a good gateway for a younger generation into punk music and I appreciate that. All that said I felt like this album was pretty hallow and repetitive.. I was waiting for a breakthrough moment where I could say to myself "see they aren't that bad!" But it never really came. I still think this album and this band deserve to be mentioned in the conversation of important and influential music of the past however many years... But this album under delivered for me.
Green Day, and this album in particular, were huge when I was in middle school, which was a time in my life where I would only listen to classic rock and "punk". You know, the kind of punk that got played on classic rock radio stations from time-to-time? Comically, I think Green Day are literally the kind of punk that gets played on classic rock radio stations now. Anyways, at the time, Green Day's brand of pop punk felt like the most corporate sellout and least punk music I'd ever heard. Now, I realize teenage me was a closed-minded idiot, but admittedly, I'm still struggling a bit to get past those feelings while listening to American Idiot now. I can hear the punk influences and the societal commentary is right in your face, but it feels so hollow, fake, and safe. Paint-by-numbers punk music with no real edge. Honestly, this kind of feels like my generation's U2. An uber popular band with decent songs, but it just doesn't really do it for me. Am I still just being a closed-minded idiot? I don't know, probably. Maybe I'll come around when Dookie is generated?
Great songs
4.5 stars A lot of music from freshman year of high school for me this last week. I was coming off of being a punk snob when this came out and pinched my nose at Green Day. But eventually I gave in and bought it and liked it, although I didn’t make a big deal about it. Nowadays I ca finally say that it’s really good and an achievement without worrying about my punk rock cred.
Лёгкий рок для подростков с реддита. Песня для титров солнечного приключенческого фильма, вайб Финес и Ферба. 3 из 5 Но ещё раз слушать вряд-ли буду. Слишком мотивациионный, американское единство, день благодарения и т.д Кринжовая речь главного баскитболитса школы о том какие бедные американцы и что бы пережить кризис нужно быть вместе. Под конец просто хотелось побыстрее закончить альбом и слушать что-то приятнее. Действительно понравилась только первая песня и то не на все 100
Not a green day fan, could barely get through it.
Despite this feeling very much like a diluted version of earlier Green Day, it is a rock solid album and an enjoyable listen.
A few famous songs. Overall not my taste.
did i come of age around this time? no. technically im too young but it was still pivotal in childhood development
oh HELL yeah brother
american idiot, nada mas que disir
Tracks meander and blend a bit, but still slaps thematically and sonically
The sweet spot between punk band and arena behemoth. I'm old enough to find the former much more formative and interesting, but there's no denying the cultural impact of this record or the way it single-handedly solidified the band's iconic status. Hardly a wasted moment in this nearly hour-long collection of vitriol, vulnerability, and effortless pop hooks.
The album that inspired basically all modern pop punk. His voice and songwriting/storytelling is fantastic, but those drums really take it to the next level. Perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being young and depressed
Not my favourite Green Day album by any means, but an interesting artifact of a very particular moment in time.
green day is the definition of mid
Dookie is better but this is still fantastic
Classic punk album. In Green Day's breakout album their assertive criticism of America and its people became the rallying cry for anti establishment groups. Green Day set the standard for what a true punk album is supposed to stand for and sound like. Loved it.
Very pointed and artistically deeper than most of their work. It was a great album to come out in 2004. I remember playing this when it came out in high school. I preferred and still prefer their earlier output but this is a great piece of work.
A classic. Been listening since Tony Hawk American Wasteland
Jesus show tunes. Really awful.
I liked a lot
Don't wanna be an American right now even more then back then.
LOVE
Buena fama ganada la de Green Day con este “American Idiot” (¿se estaban anticipando a la era Trump?). Este es un álbum pulcro en su producción, más rock que punk (ya quedó atrás la etapa de “Basket Case”), un verdadero producto para contentar a las masas y llegar a un público más amplio. En mi opinión, un poco pretencioso (¿un disco conceptual de punk-rock en los 2000?), pero lo cierto es que coló. Contiene una curiosidad que a mí me evoca un poco a swinging sixties meets The Kinks (“Homecoming”), no sé a vosotros. Muy notable.
Good album, I think it just got a little repetitive for me as we went through. Songs were long but had two sides to them. Some standouts include Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Give Me Novacaine/Shes a Rebel, and Wake Me Up When September Ends. Overall 3.5/5
82/100. Fav Song: Are We the Waiting/St. Jimmy. Pretty good, very dad music.
Don’t wanna be an American idiot
Please note that I can't rank this from the counterfactual universe where it wasn't the most important album in my life at the age of 13. I basically never listen to this anymore, but when I do I'm reminded that it's actually really good. If it were a 40 minute record containing just the singles, Homecoming, and maybe one other song to preserve narrative continuity, I think I'd be lying by giving it anything other than a 5. It flags in the middle in a big way though. It's also quaint—almost cute—in the Year of our Lord 2026 to listen to a record that is in large part about how George W. Bush is a fascist and the American apparatus of the time is basically Nazi Germany (Kristallnacht is invoked for instance). Not to excuse GWB of anything, but it sure hits different today!
I claimed I would give a 5 to this before listening because it was my favourite album in middle school, which means it's one of my favourites period on nostalgia alone. I did listen again for due diligence and I will say, it definitely is not perfect - the choice to end the album on Whatshername is baffling, I forgot the r slur and the multiple f slurs (I mean I knew they used it but forgot it was more than in American Idiot), and it's not as cohesive as I thought it was. However, I do still think it's a great album and I will always get turnt at Emo nights when they blast American Idiot or Holiday.
I was going to riff on this but it does hold up as an ambitious pop-punk album with theatrical scope
Ugggh, I'm sorry to be that person but no thank you to a pop-punk rock opera. I can appreciate the concept, and the political message, but their sound here is way too polished, and I kept getting annoyed at the repeated tactic of completely changing up the beat/melody of the songs halfway through them. I fast forwarded/skimmed through most of this.
This album came out the year after I had graduated high school and I don’t have the same nostalgic connection to it as some of us. I think of Green Day as being the dad to a whole bunch of goofy punk pop bands that followed them, and then with this album the dad is angrily trying to assert that the family is SERIOUS about politics just like Grandma and Grandpa were
Full transparency that this rating is fully colored by weapons-grade nostalgia of this being one of the first things I really got into a full album as opposed to individual songs I bought on iTunes. I cried one time when I wasn't included to sing "Wake Me Up When September Ends" at Nature's Classroom. Haven't listened to it in a while but this album still fucks.
4 ½ soundtrack to my youth. Still sounds great today.
I can see the effort that went into this but I'm not a fan of the general sound. I like a couple of songs from their earlier albums but overall the vocal style gets on my nerves.
good vibes anni 2000
Catchy songs but overplayed
Hold up really well in the political climate we have in 2026 with the US continuing to act like a bully on our planet.
How do I best communicate the eyeroll emoji in a review?
This album is so nostalgic to me; countless hours spent listening to this after school while playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2. Knew it end to end. Two years ago I got to see their 20th anniversary tour of this album, and being at the barricade, was one of the best concert experiences of my life. This many years later, the Bush era criticisms are maybe dated but still valid. What a banger of a concept album. The singles from this got tired from all the air time for me, but the whole album is so good. Highlights: letterbomb, homecoming, jesus of suburbia (those transitions go so hard), st jimmy (the energy!)
Memories, memories <3
A teenage classic, some of it is a bit cringe these days but I loved it when I was a kid! Took a nice trip down memory lane listening to it.
Wordt ik niet perse warm dan wel koud van maar best behoorlijk
So cringe. I'll leave it at that not to be too impolite.
All the songs work well together, could get a five for Jesus of Suburbia alone for me
Not totally for me but I respect the cultural impact of the album Favourite songs: Wake Me Up When September Ends, Whatsername Special shoutout to Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams I love long songs
Fine but trite. I would have loved it at 13, but at 15 I was too old for it
Late comers basically copycat british punk cleaned up for the us market. Well produced but im not 15 years old and ive heard it all before. Singer looks like bit of a tit.
Not for me
Definitely their best album although listening to Green Day just makes me want to listen to the bands they copy. Totally understand why this would be a 5/5 for a younger listener.
Our Super Bowl national anthem singers 🙌
Awesome and up there with Tommy. Great music that tears down the suburbia myth. It is a classic for all times.
jel samo meni (i mom bratu također) ovaj frontmen, bili bob džons il kak se već zove, izgleda ko rej vilijam džonson? možda čak i ne liče toliko al imaju ful sličnu vibru prva pjesma - prvi mp3-plejer u osnovnoj, hahahha, strašno. sjećam se kako gledam fleš-animacije sa stikmenima, kolju se automatskim puškama, a ovo svira u pozadini uglavnom ne valja ovo baš. ima još dvije mim pjesme: bulevar bla bla i ona wake me up when september ends. ostatak isto nije baš nešt. ehhh. i još traje sat vremena, brate
As someone who skipped American Idiot in favor of Green Day's earlier albums, it's an interesting listen: they dial up the pop-punk but also drive home stronger, more pointed messaging in their songwriting. I've always heard of AI as being the album where Green Day veered harder into pop than punk but, listening to the album cover to cover, I think that's not entirely fair. This is a transformative album and either you like what they become or you don't, but it isn't less punk for the glossy production.
Jak byłem nastolatkiem to moja przyjaciółka zakazała mi być emo i nosić buty z czaszkami. Zakazała, bo sama była emo i nie chciała konkurencji. Cieszę się, że teraz mogę mieć czachę zamiast serca i w każdy wrzesień wrzucać "Wake ma up".
Mnie też brzydzi imperializm USA i czekam aż spłonie, czego tu nie lubić. I nawet są biseksualni. Nie no, tak zupełnie poważnie, co mam oceniać? To jak bardzo mi się podoba na mój dzisiejszy gust? Czy to że pamiętam jak wyszedł i robił furorę i mój stary podcinał sobie żyły, ale w złą stronę, więc niewiele z tego wyszło oprócz zamieszania, a ja słuchałem Boulevard of Broken Dreams i słucham nadal i od tego czasu 20 lat jak słyszę gdzieś American Idiot albo Holiday to prymitywna część mojego mózgu niezmieniona ewolucyjnie od czasów kiedy życie wyszło z wody na ląd (woda reference dla Julka) zaczyna wydzielać endorfiny zanim się zdążę zastanowić, czy ja to właściwie w ogóle lubię? (jakby ktoś pytał to for sure wiem czym są emocje i jakie można mieć, btw) Pewnie, że jest zbyt banalny i zbyt popowy jak na to, czym twierdzi, że jest (a dla mnie osobiście jeszcze zbyt yyyy upbeat żeby słuchać na codzień). Ale życie też jest zbyt banalne i co zrobisz. To nie jest punk i to nie jest nawet początek pop punku, a w ogóle to Billie Joe był w moim obecnym wieku jak to pisał, więc mogłoby być nieco bardziej wnikliwe i mniej nastoletnie (ja rozumiem, że podmiot liryczny jest nastolatkiem, ale zamysł był taki, żeby teksty były świadome politycznie, a ta świadomość polityczna ogranicza się w sumie do stwierdzenia, że wojna jest słaba a Bush chujowy, a woda mokra), ale może wtedy nie byłoby tak popularne wśród nastolatków i 13-letnie córki kolegów moich rodziców z którymi mieszkaliśmy przez zakładam że najgorsze kilka tygodni w życiu mojej mamy (która swoją drogą jest z tego samego rocznika, co BJA, więc też była wtedy w moim obecnym wieku) nie musiałyby uciekać z domu bo poszły sobie bez pozwolenia wydziarać na kostce ten granat w kształcie serca i ojciec im groził że im to wypali i nie miałbym do tego takiego sentymentu jak mam. No i lubię, jak album stanowi całość, a nie tylko zbiór losowo dobranych utworów, chociaż jeśli o tę całość chodzi, to końcówka nie wjeżdża tak dobrze, jak początek — ale to znowu też ma sens, bo proces dorastania zabija oba, i rage, i love, i summa summarum ten główny bohater okazuje się po prostu zwyczajny. Jak masz te emocje których potrzeba, ale nie ugruntujesz ich edukacją i nie ukierunkujesz działaniem, to zamiast zmienić świat rozpłyną się w niewyraźne wspomnienia, rzewne albo wstydliwe, zależy jak bardzo teraz próbujesz być normalnym członkiem społeczeństwa. I tak jest najprościej. Choose life. A Green Day po 22 latach sprzedaje ekologiczną kawę w ziarnach, jak Nergal, lol. Nic dziwnego, że rewolucja należy do młodych: starsi są zbyt wrażliwi na syreni śpiew Zakładania Firmy. THIS is the dawning of the rest of our lives. A USA robi kolejny syf na globalnym południu, a Green Day tylko zmienia nazwiska jak na koncertach śpiewają w American Idiot, czyjej agendy nie są częścią. I można kupić ekspres do kawy z tym granatem w kształcie serca, i te trzydziestoparolatki z dawno wyblakłymi dziarami na kostkach mogą sobie zrobić w nim kawę po pracy i powspominać. O ile dożyły zwyczajności.
Nostalgia super i z tego powodu daje 4. No skips album? Właśnie niektóre troszkę skip. I te których nie znam na pamięć były takie nieporywające dla mnie mimo że były upbeat. Wake me up when September ends
Bitch please ofc, że 5 ★ Słuchałem tego w gimnazjum. Słucham tego teraz. Zdecydowanie mniej niż w gimnazjum, ale lubię sobie wrócić. Po pierwszej nutce American Idiot, mam flashbacki z okresu bycia nastolatkiem XD Do słuchania w pracy bardzo przyjemne. Szybkie i pobudzające. Chciało mi się mniej spać niż zazwyczaj w pracy.
I heard Boulevard of Broken Dreams out in public yesterday and thought "This is a great song. I gotta listen to this album again." I even texted my brother about it. And then the next album generated for me is this album. Amazing timing. This is as classic an album as there is from the 2000s. The title track is snappy and the kind of radio release you'd expect from a punk band, but Green Day is no normal punk band. Two nine minute sagas in multiple parts on an album that is still so clearly punk rock... A punk rock opera, in every way. A huge achievement for a band 15 years in. And Green Day's best album.
A strong 4. Green Day do what they do better than anyone, and the theme/concept/callbacks are well done. The multiple song parts are all great - it was fun, rather than life changing - but then I was already in ny 20s when it came out. Maybe if I was 15 it would have been my RATM, or Nevermind, or NMTB. That said, you can't fault the quality of the singles...
I was never a fan of Green Day and I don’t like American Nu-metal or shite college boy punk. But I really enjoyed this- there are some great songs and enough variation to lift the whole. Good surprise.
Did I know prior: Yes Favorite Song: Boulevard of Broken Dreams I still remember the first time I heard Green Day on the radio and watched their music videos for American Idiot and Wake Me Up When September Ends on MTV. My rating is a little skewed because of the millennial nostalgia of it all, but I'm also a sucker for a concept album with a consistent narrative and I think this one is highly successful.
Får 3 fordi Boulevard of broken dreams ga meg 5 på musikkprøven på ungdomsskolen.
Quality arena rock.
Je comprends mieux la hype envers Green Day: du «grunge» dilué avec de la pop rend tout ça très catchy et accessible au grand public, en plus d’être extrêmement radio friendly. En vrai, moi même j’ai bien aimé mon écoute, l’album est tight et dépourvu de fillers, ça vaut bien un 4!
I forgot how hard some of these songs hit and I love how politically charged this album is, feels relevant to our current times.
didn’t finish. have heard lots of songs on this album. just not really my taste realized i felt like i was wasting my time.
yea its a fun album. good political commentary and again, its fun. 6.5/10
A classic. Album is great top to bottom
2.5 plutôt, la musique est pas folle mais tout réside dans le message politique quoi
not really my style biut i really liked one song called psycho killer
I wanted to dislike this! But I couldn’t - bar the odd acid flashback of manga haired guitarists jumping off speaker stacks, there was lots to like here. Weird song title mash-ups means loving and hating the same song. Jesus of Suburbia was very enjoyable.
Great album. Well put together. I was a fan of Greenday before but this album really shot them into super stardom.
Favourites: 1. Jesus Of Suburbia 2. Whatsernam 3. Holiday Least Favourite: Homecoming
8/10 Favorite: Holiday / Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Who had "toy piano" on their Green Day bingo card when Dookie came out?
An album that has aged surprisingly well. The title track's lyrics are even more appropriate today than in the Bush era. Definitely is channeling The Who's Tommy vibe into a modern punk rock opera. Could have used a solid LBJ shout-out, though.
Good rock album
masterpiece
I liked this more than I thought I would. Concept albums aren’t my thing and Green Day usually sounds very samey to me. But all of the things to like about Green Day are here with punk rock chord changes, breaks, and signature melodies
Iconic as always
Ahhh, to be in college again. This albums evokes nostalgia, which is nice. Not sure I'd reach out for this though in future, I've outgrown this early 00s pop-punk-rock.
Best Pop Punk album. It keeps within its sound, but also takes chances venturing into theatrical moments and other genres. I would call it Green Day's Tommy but focusing more on catchy hit songs than a entire story! First side is stacked, falls off a bit at the end, but ending side has strong cuts with "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "HomeComing 4.5/5
great punk album
Exceptional album, hit after hit
A classic. Love this album
It so amazing what they pulled off on this album. Great songs. Turned themselves into a classic band with this.
Nice album
Great songs, very energetic album with a beautiful emotional touch by Wake me up when September ends. I especially liked that some songs reference to previous songs and the album cover. It's a bit too long for my taste for this genre, but really liked how transformative the longer songs are. A great piece all in all!
Green Day is not for me. I can see how everyone in the 90's tried to copy them. I am glad I listened to it and I can see the appeal but it is not for me.
I cannot overstate how important this album was to my musical development 🤠
Appropriate album for January 2026. Ugh.
This was a fun album with some catchy tunes. Some of the songs dragged a little but still enjoyable.
I have an abnormal conflict with American Idiot: How many of these songs are actually good and how many of them are just nostalgic? I grew up in an era where Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up When September Ends were absolutely everywhere, and to this day the sound of noughties Green Day is mentally associated with my childhood. The problem is this isn't an unquestionably positive nostalgia like other albums I grew up with. Sure I have memories associated with these tracks, my cousin introducing me to Jesus of Suburbia, the countless animations soundtracked by Boulevard on Flipnote Hatena, but the songs themselves don't really resonate with me as much as the times associated with them. About 10 years after Dookie, Green Day has for the most part lost its Punk edge. Many might argue that's a good thing, that they've strayed away from a simplistic and restrictive format to make a much more expansive and ambitious project. While I agree in some sense, I think American Idiot struggles to work as a cohesive concept album in the way Green Day may have intended. There's a reason most people just remember the hits from this record, the tracks stand alone as pretty good singles, but outside of that there is a lot of uninteresting filler. There's essentially no point to American Idiot being a concept album because it doesn't utilize anything that makes the format interesting and immersive. The idea of a Pop Punk Rock Opera is not a bad one, The Black Parade acts as an example of what American Idiot could have achieved. With how it's executed though, you'd be better of swiping the singles and skipping the rest (as so many have done). Is American Idiot a bad album? I'd say no, but it thinks it's so much better than it is. It prances on its conceptual high-horse hoping it'll distract you from the 60% of the album that's incredibly boring and forgettable. I think it either boils down to needing stronger writers for a more ambitious project, or cutting losses and releasing what would've been a very solid and consistent LP. The sound that they have on the highs of this record is unmistakably Green Day, and I wish they leaned into that more than they did. As is American Idiot acts only as a memory of simpler times and doesn't provide many reasons to engage with the story it's trying to tell.
The 90s had some incredible music and I am a big fan of the alternative rock of that decade, but not a big fan of Green Day. This record has a lot to like about it, but it isn’t a cover to cover listen for me. Yeah, there are some great songs on here. You still hear Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends, and the title track on the radio today, and all are excellent tracks. I really liked Jesus of Suburbia as well, sprawling with a lot of different pieces to it, this really speaks to what Green Day was capable of. That said, there were songs on here that didn’t work for me at all, chief among them was Are We the Waiting, a song that so desperately wants to be an anthem that it comes off as incredibly cliche. There were a few others which miss as well. All rolled up, it’s hard to make this anything other than a 4 star album for me. The highs are undeniably very high, even if I am not seeking them out at any point. But with a few holes in the album, it can’t be a five star record.
Great album. Makes you wonder what they used to play at graduations before When September Comes.
I never really liked Green Day but it's amazing how much my opinion is softened by (a) listening to a much worse punk-adjacent album right before this one and (b) the non-single tracks that are not overplayed x1000 on CHEZ et al.
This is one of the albums of all time. Obviously. I feel this album embodies what all punk wants to be. Regardless of my political opinions, this album has a very rebellious spirit. Whether that means rebelling against the government, parents, societal norms, or literally anything else, you can really feel it here. Armstrong's vocal delivery is incredible, as is the entire band. Cool's percussion is perfect and he knows exactly when to come in and when to let others shine. Musically, I have no critiques. Even the piano in the background is an interesting choice on tracks like Jesus of Suburbia, but it adds a lot with just a few notes. And I couldn't talk about this album without mentioning how Jesus of Suburbia is as close to a modernized punk version of Bohemian Rhapsody that we have. The song is a lot more than an incredible music performance for when you have just enough quarters for 1 last song on the jukebox. It's a punk anthem that keeps you on your toes your first time listening and is as incredible as the first listen with every subsequent listen.
I have always been a hater of Green Day. My favorite genre is very similar to this type of music, but that means it has to be done right for me to like it. Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Rancid. These are bands that take on a similar genre and do it right for the most part. To me, American Idiot is very boring, annoying and pointless. I used to love Boulevard of Broken Dreams and a few other songs from other albums, but they have fallen out of grace with me. The more music I like, the more I get to listen to. I don't want to dislike any album, but sometimes we get American Idiot and I have no choice. Also, I hate how they mash songs together for seemingly no reason. I guess there's a concept here that I definitely didn't follow. Maybe that has something to do with it.
The singles that came out from this album when it was released are all pretty good, especially boulevard. But the rest of them are uninspiring and just ordinary. Not sure why the songs are cojoined. I'll give a 3
I remember when I thought Green Day was punk. Some decent songs from my youth.
Back in the day I thought Green Day was a sold bald. I was soo wrong.
Really really bad. I resent that I had to listen all the way through. Sounds like it was written to be performed on Broadway. A pop punk musical. I fucking hate musicals. Dookie is not bad. This is completely neutered.
3/12 bekannt 7/10 Beste Songs: wake me up when September ends, homecoming, boulevard of broken dreams
I knew the main singles, but hadn't listened to it all the way through. Consistently great songs, grand in scope but keeping to a theme throughout, Green Day have done themselves proud. Hard to believe this is the same guys who sang about masturbation losing its thrill..........
Very nostalgic
An iconic punk rock record driven by Armstrong's nasal singing and prominent guitars. Has a signature rebellious and sarcastic feel running throughout the album, but musically is capable of being reflective as well as aggressive, even if this cannot be said the same lyrically.
Just really good song after really good song. Billie Joe is a hook machine. Certainly different than the Green Day that released Dookie - the punk is pretty much gone, but that leaves an amazing Power Pop band.
0 skips
my childhood introduction to california and american poprock
I genuinely love this album. It’s such a powerful mix of punk rock and storytelling. Every song feels like it’s telling a part of a bigger story, and the energy is insane. Songs like Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams hit every time. It’s crazy how it captures so much emotion and rebellion all at once. Listening to it always brings back memories. American Idiot is definitely one of those albums that never gets old.
Het nummer is leuk maar het hele album niet voor mij
fun vibes and good message
wgl nie moje klimaty czemu te piosenki maja po 10 minut kazda tak jakby byly po 3 piosenki w jednej troche overstimulated taka muzyka dla white men over 30
Awesome
It's wall-to-wall pop-punk bangers. A hell of a lot of fun and just a really enjoyable listen.
really liked
Not a big fan of this type of music, but i enjoyed listening it
not something that i usually listen to but it wasn’t bad!! i enjoyed holiday, boulevard of broken dreams, and homecoming
Svårt album att betygsätta. Jag gick in ganska skeptisk men övervanns snabbt av hur många nostalgiska bangers som fanns med! Sen fortsatte albumet alldeles för länge med massa utfyllnad som var så dålig. Landar nog på en tvåa, trots att det bitvis kändes bra som stark trea. Annie hade en liknande resa, även om hon var mer taggad inledningsvis pga nostalgin. Tvåa för henne med.
loved the first half.
Bsk uzpisantis ir atsibostantis
it was fine. had some bangers
Ett helt okej album, var aldrig ett jättefan av deras emofas.
It is kind of nice but I don’t think that I would listen to it. I knew 1 song.
Very nostalgic album for me. It was the first album I ever bought of my now 300+ CD collection and it shaped my taste in music back in high school. I was even lucky enough to see Green Day perform live alongside Weezer, and Fall Out Boy back in 2021. They were one of the first bands I really fell in love with all thanks to this album. Since high school ended I'd say that I am not as big of a Green Day fan as I once was. I think they're a good gateway punk band, but there are definitely much better bands out there. Regardless, Green Day and American Idiot will always have a place in my heart. It was nice to revisit this album after all these years. Hot take: I like this more than Dookie... Favorite track: Holiday
Wow, this brought me back to my childhood. I don't know if I am just being overly nostalgic but this is so fucking good.
Hell yeah. This was like my favorite album in middle school. I’m ready for this one. 1. American idiot - wow this takes me back. A great song. 2. Jesus of suburbia - Another great song. This was one of my faves back in the day. I didn’t realize this song has like 3 songs in it. 3. Holiday - is this a no skip album? Don’t love the talking in this. Always comes off cheesy 4. Boulevard of broken dream - a classic 5. Are we the waiting - loved this one as a kid 6. St jimmy - eh 7. Give novacane - loved this one 8. She’s a rebel - I feel like I liked this one but it didn’t really hold up 9. Extraordinary girl - this one always seemed out of place to me. Feels week to me on the album 10. Letter bomb - omg the beginning of this song. Idk what it has to do with the song tho 11. Wake me up when september ends - the amount of times I listened to this song while moping in my room… Favorite song: Holiday or Give me Novacaine ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 4.5 stars Big nostalgia factor. But overall it’s a great album. Very strong overall.
there is a reason some of the best known Green Day songs are on this album
I’m a sucker for boulevard of broken dreams
자유롭고 힘이 느껴진다
I find it less meaningful that their previous record 'Dookie', which is also on the list. 7/10 [DROP]
Jesús of suburbia so catchy
I've never listened to any of their songs completly. The album started so good that the end didn't like me that much. I saved only two songs although there were four that I definitely will listen to again.
Solid album, brings back so much nostalgia but doesn’t really “do” anything for me
Love Green Day, always have, probably always will. A modern masterpiece... urban decay... physical and mental set to a snotty, scorching punk rock beat.
Love this album. Strong throughout with excellent singles.
One of my sons had this album, it contains catchy singles. Great musicality and very fond memories.
Es muy energetica, de tipo punk 2000s, no escucho mucho este genero musical pero es buena aun que ninguna cancion llego a ser de mis favoritas....
Not exactly my style in particular, but I like the classics Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and wake me up when September ends
Not that big on green day but lets give it a shot Still not a fan of green day
I mean!!! Some of the most formative albums of our time! 4/5
It's like 8th grade all over again
Loved it!!
I already enjoy green day and this one was a fun time
A classic album, does a great job of telling a very political story - 3.5/5 album
It's good, I just think there are better ones
Iconic
🥳🥳🥳🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥
Bangers but drags a little.
I don't want to sound like an American Idiot here, because I understand that this album IS a rock opera, but it definitely sounds like "Broadway-Style" pop-punk. (I forget which song it was, maybe all of them, but I definitely could see Meatloaf singing it.)
Classic
The sounds of this album are imprinted in the gyri of my brain.
Pas trop mal.
I knew I’d struggle with this one. Not punk rock at all, more jolly singalong rock. It may stand the test of time for those who were into it upon release, but for someone coming to it in 2025 it has little impact. It’s a 2 because it is good for what it is, and plenty of folk like them so they must be doing something right. Well produced too.
This album is much better than what I expected. However, it's still far from being completely of my like. There are two songs that are great, that I loved listening to. But the rest is more or less the same upbeat 2000's rock that, at some point, becomes repetitive and irrelevant (which doesn't imply that it's not part of the songs I liked, but they have some touch that distances them from the other songs, which, for me, are blander and more generic). But it's a nice one. I've liked listening to it (and it isn't what I thought when I saw this was today's album). The music is good (even though not my cup of tea all the time), there are some nice lyrics, musical changes and diversity on the songs (which is something I love, specially in the songs in which they switch to an acoustic sound), so I guess for me this album deserves four stars; not a masterpiece but for sure a great one that I would listen to again.
Mõne jaoks kindlasti oma kujunemisaastate põhiline muusika. Asjalik pop-punk, mille hulgas on ka ajatuid hitte. Aga kindlasti ka mitte-nii-pihta-laske.
Biased because this used to be a daily play on my iTunes rotation. Absolute classic Green Day album and such good tunes. So far one of the best albums in the 1001 albums list. 9/10
Classic. One of 3 good albums they have
168 Wake me up when this album eeeends. Nah. No esperaba disfrutarlo para nada, mis expectativas eran escuchar distintos sabores de american idiot y luego esta canción, pero estuvo, bien?
So this is Green Day's rock opera, and while I think this album's highlights are on par with my fav songs from Dookie, it's just a lot less consistent. It's got its fair share of classics like the title track, Boulevard of Broken Dreams and Wake Me Up... and some other underrated cuts like St Jimmy, but it's not without its issues. First of all, a lot of the songs have production that feels kinda thin and unexciting. Dookie had so much gas in the tank with fire guitars and drumming, but many songs here just feel very toned down by comparison. I'm talking about songs like Are We the Waiting or Extraordinary Girl. Another issue is the songs that span 9+ minutes, I like a good long song but Green Day is just not really a band to pull that off. The concept is well executed and the band has a lot to say, but I wish the music was more consistent.
Fun but not my favorite Green Day
I have already heard of this album, I enjoy greenday quite a lot. It’s definitely an amazing album, i only got into it a couple months ago. I mean, listening to greenday is a staple if you enjoy rock and alternative songs.
khá thích một vài bài, lyrics thú vị phết, nhưng melody wise not my style
All killer no filler.
Synes det har holdt seg bra. Aldri hørt plata fullt og helt ut.
😪
Masterwork 4.5
this album was the turning point for this band. i get why people like it… but their mid 90s output is superior in every way. long from doesn't work for them. definitely overlong and cheesy at times. some good tracks layered throughout, though. probably their last decent album, for what its worth.
Amazing albumthat got me into greenday. it reminds me of a time when i was younger with no stress.
For a punk act, this is a pretty diverse album. I can see why it was made into a musical.
Excellent album. Very fresh sounds for de Day's.
Buzz saw guitars and great vocals, pleasantly good.
This album hit like a runaway train. A departure from their usual sound, they bring a full on protest album that had a shit ton of hits. Just in-your-face "fuck you government" to the Bush admin.This is sorely lacking today. Does it hold up? mostly, I conflate it with a lot of nostalgic memories due to high school, and then years later pointing out odd things about it with friends, like one of the guys being named Mike Dirnt because "dirnt" is the sound his bass makes.
*sung to the guitar riff from American Idiot* “I’m a grown man and my name is Tre Cool”. This album was MASSIVE when it came out. Modern protest music that the radio loved. It’s quaint to listen to it now given the current state of things in America. It was a crap hole back in 2004 and now it’s a full on shit hole. Things are especially grim because there is so little good art coming out about the Trump presidency. At least GWB lead to albums like this. Also Billie Elliot yelling “I DID THIS FOR US” from the Wake Me Up… video has lived rent free in my head ever since it came out and it still makes me laugh. What a goof
This album is very bold and loud with both its sound and clear political message. The songs are all very cohesive and purposeful. This album is absolutely iconic as it both reshaped and redefined the punk rock era pushing it into the mainstream without losing its edge.
10/10 ofc – live gesehen und hat einfach so krass gehitted
6/10 ну тіпа не моє але було класно (я заснула під останній трек тому що хто робить останні треки на 9 хв)
In my opinion it’s the best album from Green Day
Good catchy well known songs
Whether or not you like it, it's impossible to quantity the impact this album had on popular perception of punk rock. It for sure launched Green Day into the stratosphere and made way for pop punk bands to be touring stadiums and headlining festivals, which had not happened before this. Green Day had already topped out with Good Riddance and were on the downward slide when they totally reinvented themselves for this.
One of those albums that is a perfect version of what it's meant to be but doesn't do a lot for me. It's personal and social commentary but feels like the kid with no real issues in their life in the 2000s listen to this, Eminem, or System of a Down. Good composition and editing, good playing and singing. It's wild to believe this album would mean a ton to someone but I'm certain it does to millions. To each their own.
For me this is too long, but I'm sure the fans loved it. It's too processed for my liking. Feels like a bowl of sugary fruity breakfast cereal. The bits may have different colours but they all pretty much taste the same and lose their crunch after a while.
Nostalgic
Holds up well, even after 20 years.
i lik
Classic
8/10
A statement album meant to expand the band's sound that really just ends up sounding like mainstream rock. The big swings are the two nine minute songs, which to their credit don't feel their length. But the transitions between each part are often too subtle, and they're lacking the big climax that would turn them into epics. Outside of the intro to "Extraordinary Girl" there's nothing here that strays too far from pop punk and alt rock. The straight-up punk tracks, like the opener, pale to most songs on Dookie. And for me the lyrics never come together. Most of them are pretty vaguely about depression and being an outcast and don't feel specific to the political era the album was rejecting. I'm sure a lot of people who grew up with this album will still vouch for it, but outside of "Boulevard" I'm ok leaving it in 2004.
gostei, é um clássico dos emos né. já adicionei 2 ou 3 músicas na minha playlist.
Didn’t listen to it fully but I like